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See: Unsold Cars

By Diana Jou - Jan 28th, 2009 at 12:50 pm

Nissan has announced plans to cut its Sunderland workforce by 1,200. Thousands of unsold cars are stored around the factory’s test track. Photograph: Nigel Roddis/Reuters…

It’s Like a Compulsion

By L. Russell Allen - Dec 16th, 2008 at 3:56 pm

I hate to post two days in a row about something that appeared on Human Events, but are you reading Human Events ? It is…

A Different Take on Electric Cars

By Jesse Singal - Dec 3rd, 2008 at 3:33 pm

Ars Technica has up an interesting piece on Better Place, an electric car startup that the state of Hawaii just launched a partnership with, which…

Ford: Squeezing the Middle Class

By Kay Steiger - Dec 2nd, 2008 at 4:24 pm

Ford proposed a new plan to Congress today with various components, which included Ford CEO Alan Mulally volunteering to accept a salary of $1 for…

I Don’t Really Care if Auto CEOs Fly in Private Jets

By Matt Zeitlin - Nov 20th, 2008 at 1:31 pm

There’s been a lot of controversy over the Big 3 automobile companies’ CEOs flying to Washington on private jets and then asking for huge sums…

Does Raising the Driving Age Make Sense?

By L. Russell Allen - Sep 9th, 2008 at 12:24 pm

The Associated Press is reporting that the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, a research group funded by the auto insurance industry, is suggesting that states…

All Electric, All the Time

By Jamie Henn - Aug 20th, 2008 at 10:11 am

Wired has a great cover feature this month on Shai Agassi and his innovative plan to get electric cars on the road. First off, it’s…

How the Economy Greens Our Choices

By Aaron Ludensky - Jul 29th, 2008 at 11:19 am

Is America finally starting to get a clue? Alongside another round of firings, GM announced that it plans on cutting 117,000 trucks and SUVs from…